V I ) fhmofratic Sio Transit Gloria Napoleon! Many speculstions were indulged in, a few SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 13, 1870. days since, as to probable results of the pend ng European war ; but no one, we are in Railroad Routes. -dined to surmise, ever dreamed of anticipat* ng As this subject seems still open to discus*, ion and there is evidently a stupendous com bination of interest in the Willamette valley more particularly on the W eat side of the river—to frustrate the prospects of Southern Oregon, we wish to call the attention of those such a signal, sudden melting away and disastrous of Imperial prestige, power and ascendency as has recently overtaken th* “nephew of his uncle.” The true nature, too, of the sandy foundation upon which th* Napoleonic dynasty was erected is, once again, made apparent. It hardly seems credible that such an immense disintegration of con who may have to do with establishing the ceded strength—such a remorseless rattling route yet to be ch««sen, to the material facts of the dry bones ; followed by the hasty re­ in the point at issue. treat and demoralisation of the vast military If this matter were left to regulate itseP organisation that was supposed to be ready in and the builder of the railroad at liberty to overwhelming numbers to take the aggress select that route which woulu most aureh ive—could possibly follow the comparative!) justify the construction of a road, we have n«> small amount of what wo might call skirmish fears as to the liue that would, under such iog that has, so far, occurred. Without wish circumstances, be selected. But it seems the mg to give vent at the present inappropriate whole thing hinges upon Congressional action, time to what is popularly known as the and is liable to be settled by those who know American characteristic of boasting, we think nothing about the adv. nlages or di*advan* we are warranted in asserting that a drubbing tages of either, of the proposed lines. Wha given to American soldiers similar to that re­ we have to fear is the ignorance of Congress cently administered to the French, would men with regard to the nature of the country merely have stirred up an increased detirmina- over which the railroad is to be built and th tion for battle. Fur the amount ot prepare influence of the lobby. Peagra and his co tion and number of men engaged on each a ljutors are presistent and untiring in then side, the struggle, at this di-ttauee, seems in M etz , 10th.—Chargarnier ia placed on Emperor’s stuff. McMahon has rallied the Proceedings of the Board of Trustees, bulk of his army, and ia retreating to Nancy August 8th, 1870. L ondon , 8th—4 p. m.—It is said positive­ «n good ««rder. All his staff was either killed ly that the Emperor is ill at Chalons. Prus­ or wounded in Saturday’s battle. P aris , 10th.—A dictatorship, with Tro- The Board of Trustees met pursuant to sians menace Metx—St. Avoid. McMahon chuas supreme head, ia anticipated. The adjournment on Monday evening, August Continues to retreat towards Nancy. The names of the new ministry were read in 8th. Present—Mr. Linn, President ; Wil Times says the French are in u critical posi­ Corps Legislatif. Gen. Paliko heads the list «on and Fisher. Absent—«Martin and Neil. tion. , Question whether Emperor’s health a* Minister ot War. L ond > n , 10th.—Prince Imperial arrived The minutes of the preceding meeting were leaves him in possession of his ordinary fac­ here, bringing jewels and famous diamonds read and approved. The «Marshal com ulties. Emperor is now bound to accept. of Doke of Brunswick. plained to the Board of the bad condition of Prussians claim they will have 800,000 men P aris , 10th.—A mob went tn the residence of Cnsstignie, who fled to a friends house aud streets and sidewalks made by the dirt and in theatre of war this evening. rubbish left by parties digging ditches, which P aris — Journal denies loss of any cannon escaped. P aris , 10th.—A number of newspaper ««umbered both streets and sidewalks ; and an or eagles at Weissenburg. French disaster correspondents were wounded ; they testifv [R etorted for the War News From Europe. D emocratic N ews .] order was made that such parties be notified caused profound terror in Rome. Pope has to remove all the dirt and rubbish deposited asked Eugenie for one ship to defend him or placed there by themselves, and on failing from Italy’s new organisation. 4.000.000 to do so, that the Street Commissioner re» francs has been seized by police in Paris, be move the same at their expense. Mr. Fehely, longing to Rothschilds, and other Jewish Street Commissioner, presented his claim for bankers. McMahon reports his headquarters 862. mad work the past year, which was by at St. Averne, and that his corps suffeied error omitted in his roaa returns. Referred leas than reported. “ Prussians occupied St. to the Finance Committee. Morris Baum Avoid. All males at Metz pressed into ser­ made application for a title deed to the lot vice. Napoleon’s headquarters at Chalons ecu pied by his ware-house on Main st re -t. Seure. Prussians reserves rapidly joining The petition was heard and the applicant re* their advance guard. Nati«»nal guards as quired to submit a plot and survey of the signed to the delence of Paris, with guns f hie discontent made glorious by the rising Commissioner informed the Board that he through a populous, thrifty and naturally son” of Napoleon III. The Prince Imperial had come to the end of all his roa«i labor ; wealthy region, everyway adapted to the sus­ has enough already of the field of M «rs, and that De had opened the new surveyed road tainment oi a settlement equal to the most is sent to air hie scanty laurels under the »ver the hill to Applegate, and having ex densely populated districts of the Old World, housted the road taxes, he was not able to protection of a neutral power. impregnated with exhaustle.se mines, bearing It is hard to tell which the Emperor ha* finish the roa I so that teams c<>uld pass each the best timber in the known world and po* reason to dread the most—the Prussians or other safely, and to do this would require sensing all the advantages that could Contri­ considerable expense and labor; and aft*r .«is own people. bute to the unparalleled prosperity of a peo much conversation, it was suggested that pie, we cannot discern. It might be well for Immigration. notices be put up at each end of the said parties proposing to engage in the construe road to stop the travel that way, <»r let team* We notice the following paragraph in the take their chances in traveling the road, an«i matter just a little, and not suffer a few indi­ New Y«»rk papers of a recent date : so the matter was left. The B »ard then ad viduals, who have seemingly nothing but pri “In order to promote immigration to the ¡«turned. rate interests to subserve, to dictate in the Pacific coast, it is proposed to purchase 7.000, • premises. We challenge an investigation 000 acres of land in Northern California anti A W arning —The Yreka Cemetery was Southern Oregon, along the line of the Cali, into the relative wealth liable to spring up recentlv set on fire and much damage to poll­ forma and Oregon Rulway, at a oust of $10, along the proposed lines of rail wav, and if that 000.000. and to encourage an«! aid the ¡mini- ings and tombstones done through the care­ through Rogue River and Umpqua valleys gration of 300.000 persons from Germany aud lessness of Chinese in leaving their Joss doesn’t promise millions where the other does «Northern Europe to settle the land.” sticks burning in the vicinity of the Celestial tion of railroads in this State to look into Ihi* not promise a cent, then we are willing to be swindled and aha nt grumble. We are not informed as to who the parties «lend. It is remarkable that such accidents are eng could get no items of importance from them the lJumbult Branch Railroad Bill. We ha<) many well written articles as we have of late with the exception that while on the m*«un come to look upon the course of Mr. Smith been pleased to notice in its columns. tain they took a measurement of the depth, as unfriendly to this end of the State, bur, O’Meara, under the encouragement of Ben. d «wn to the water’s surface, of the lake. Ou according to the report ot his speech at the Holladay, no d «ubt, indulges in various the «South side they made it 869 and oq the reception given him by the Democrats «>f Port land on his arrival, as given by the Herald. * misdirected tirades against the Herald, but North 2,100 feet. hat individual has very much compromised L iterary .—The subj »ined notice was post­ be is prepared on bis return to Washington his ability to injure anybody or anything ed up on the street ; but its excellence as a at the next session of Congress to vote for th* through means.of his abuse. Such recreancy literary curiosity demands that it have a more bill as amended in the Senate —the Herald is his inspires contempt wherever known. conspicuous place before the public : admits the propriety of such a course; and A. D. 1870 J 'Sephean coon ey Brick U nclkanliness .—One of the Portland pa- we trust whoever is elected to succeed Wil oers complains of the filthy condition ot some for sail 3 miles A bov vanois fery on mister liame will sustain this his most important ac of the allies in the neighborhood of Chines* croxtens farm twelve and one phalf per thou­ to Oregon while in the Senate. By contrib­ evidences in that city. This extreme!v sand thirteen retail. uting his influence in the lower bouse to th» warm weather, too, aggravates the nuisance. T rue C ause or the W ar .—In one of his retention of the Senates amendment, our Con­ We guess yes; and nearly every town on the ««hnracterisuc lectures recently at San Fran gressman will again merit the high consider coast would be at liberty to synipatirize with cisco. Geo. Francis Train gave it as the rea| atiop in which he was formerly held through­ the white citisens of Portland were thev not cau«^ <>f the war between Prussia and France, out all Southern Oregon ; end it is but jus* ill suffering from the existence, in their hat Beneditti, the French Embassador, was to this section that our prospects for having midst, of the same evil. When Sumner gets told by King William to “bhoo fly I don’t a road should be placed on equally as good a his naturalisation scheme through with in hodder me I” and that’s what the muss i* footing as those of any other part of the State created encouragement to the villains to come about. Pretty much the truth. —especially if Democratic influence can con here, it will be a good time to abend« n th* tribute to such an end. towns along the coast and let them have them. A N ugget .—A piece of gold weighing six It will be the only way to keep peace in the «ounces «nd $10, was picked up one day last ,S mock .—Thick and almost impenetrable week on Posey gulch by Henry Engelbrecht. family. to human sight, the smoke has come at last. , -——' ■ ■ » — P a « try .—Those who delight in good eat R etired .—Mr. S. Webster, gives us his Its prevalence has not been as great this sea son as last, and its presence, even now, could valedictory in last week’s issue of the Ensign. be cheerfully dispensed with. His successor is not named. ng are referred to the ad. of Sea Moss Fe­ rine in to-day’s paper. over news from the front. Official dispatches sav McMahon’s chief ot staff was killed. A great battle is expected a’ Mentz. as P> us sians are making f reed marches in that di rection. Proclamation by Minister of War, approved by the Emperor, declares Paris is- a state of seige, and describe* immense pre parations for its defence, aud calling the peo­ ple to arms. L'« nd 'N, 9th.—News from Paris grows hourly more serious ; nothing but official re por s allowed to be telegraphed. Letters say rage ar.d disappointment of populace on finding that there had been a series of defeats on French soil instead of a military proroe nade, is beyond description. People are fu­ rious on reading the Emperor’s pr«»clamation. Seventeen Deputies signed a call for France to arm. Bazaine appointed commander ot the Fn-nch aiinv. Ee Benuf retires to his Department. Napoleon still ill, L'ND'N, 9rh.— Mc.Mah<*n in communica tinn with Tailley. Details of the capture of Weissenburg, show French were surprised and stiffer*«! greatly !r««m Prussian artiller« General D«»uy fell at ru*on. A battle will probably take place nt Metz to morrow. L ond < n . 9th—3:30 p. m.—Accor«ling to the PaZZ Mall Gazette, Eugenie is preparing for flight. Army at Uetz still undergoing thorough re-organization. Times sms the French disaster is owing to the Emperor’« obstinacy and refusal of sound military ad vice, an«i to his illness. Parties in F ance will make hi«n pav penalty for ill success. His name is already ignore«! in acts by which Regency seeks to rally the people. Things arrange themselves as if he was not expecte«! to re-ume power, as if testing how he may be dispensed with altogether. The only question is who shall first utter word abdica­ tion. M etz , 8rh—Evening.—Army concentrat­ ing to march to the Vosges to defend passes. N«» engagement to dav. P aris . 9'h—Nothing certain concerning Austria Russia keeping her quiet with prom ises. Nothing of riot taking place—no dis turbance. Authorities having been warned that the society of working men intended making a demonstration, took precautions t<> prevent it. Immense preparations making to defend the city, and re-organize the army. Nan«» le««n and Bazaine are at Metz with 130,000 tm«>ps. L ondon . 9th. — Dispatches say Strasburg has only a garrison of 7.000 men. and is in­ vested by 60,000 Germans and must surren­ der. Prussians began to advance fr m Sa>«r- L uie and Treves. Pall Mall Gazette save the French Empire is oc verge «>f collapse. G neral C'oirgurnier arrived at Metz and interviewed Napoleon. B erlin . 9 h —L ss of French at battle of Saturday was 5.000 dead, wounded and miss­ ing, and 6 000 prisoners. McMahon’s bag gage, many cannon, and two Inpg railroad trains, with provisions and munitions of war, besides thousands of stragglers, rantnred by Prussians; their loss was 3,500 dead and wounded. P aris . 9 h.—Great excitement occurred at Halls Legisla'if today. Populace ou’S'de were dispersed hv troops amid shouts of Vive Chnrgarnier. Session inside exceedingly »ur bulent. Ollivier forced to resign, lien Pa liko charged with forming a new ministry. Several personal threats made against Gammont. Session adjourned in great up roar. M etz , 9th.—Both armies quiet vesterdav. French are concentrating around Metz. Ther© is a rumor here th t Pnnce Imperial is at the French Embassy in London. Spe c«al correspondent writes from Paris that if is more than t»ns* b’e Napoleon will never re enter Paris. The army is sick of his nm ateur generals' ip. It is rumored in Paris to day that the Emperor is expected at St. Avoid incognito. A requisition is signed for dissolution of ministry and formation of a new cahinet. An attack was made this p. m. on Bourse. The people were driven out at half pa«t two o’clook by the Garde, and the gates closed. L ondon . 10th—noon.—General Dnmont will take command of division of Frerch urmv. It ia rumored Prince Frederick Charles has ent through French lines between Nancy M^tz. to the wonderful lira very of the French troops. News of an««ther battle is hourly expected. Napoleon has be«*n invited to return to Paris, to await reconstruction of Government, but refused. L ondon , 10th.— lime's correspondence savs: “No pen can describe the tumult and scandalous conduct of the Corps Legislatif. Olliver would have- been murdered had not members int«-rferred.” P aris . 11th—At the battle of Woerth Me.Mahon was twenty-five hours in his sad­ dle without any food ; fainted from exhaus­ tion and fell in a ditch, and was fortunately discovered and revived. When Gen. Douay found all was lost, he sent away bis aids, shot his saddle horse, deliberately walked into the Prussian fire and tell almost alone. Herald's London cable says at battle of Woerth all French accounts are wholly un­ true. McMahon was utterly routed. 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